Soldato
Juri VIPs has been suspended for using a racial slur on Liam Lawson's Twitch stream. Plonker.
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Caporegime
*slow clap*
(And more details).
Oh, there's a clip of it on twitter which I won't link since swearies. Casual use of the n-word, that's not a winning career move.
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Man of Honour
What a nugget
Pretty embarrassing for a 21 year old
I mean it isn't excusable at any age, but he truly is at an age where he should know better (and be mature enough to just....not do that. He's acting like he is 12 or 13 in that clip).
Imagine having the talent and doing the grind to be a reserve driver for the F1 Red Bull team and then destroying everything because you wanted to shout racial slurs in public on Call of Duty.
Caporegime
Yup. I guess I can cut him a little slack for being from another culture and speaking a second language* but that's really not enough of an excuse. For a driver like Vips who has a decent but not exceptional racing record it probably matters more than for a driver who can win championships at F3/F2 level, who could get away with doing some penance.
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* It's known that people speaking their second language are less inhibited about swearing and/or talking about taboo subjects in that language. Possibly why Yuki is so casually sweary as well.
Man of Honour
Gasly confirmed at AT for next year, probably telling that Tsunoda hasn't been confirmed..... possibly F2 driver in there next year (obv not Vips now!)
TBH I don’t think Vips was ever truly in the running for a RB or AT seat. there was a mild rumour that Gasly might go to McLaren so that’s off the table. Danny Ricc maybe to stay Then one of O’Ward or Herta in?
Soldato
Porsche unveil the new 963 for next years WEC/IMSA/Le Mans. Absolutely beautiful.
www.topgear.com
Here’s your first proper look at the Porsche 963 Le Mans car
This is Porsche’s 670bhp prototype endurance racer looking to win EVERYTHING
Caporegime
Yuki looks likely to beat, or at least equal, Gasly this year. I think he's safe enough in that seat.
Soldato
Largely because Gasly is underperforming. I wouldn't say Yuki is safe yet as he's had too many unforced errors.
But now Honda are back working with RBPT on the Engines could they have some say in keeping Yuki in AT?
Soldato
Must be Nelson Pique's reasoning too given he's said to have called Lewis 'little N-word'
Soldato
Nah, Nelson has always been a **** who runs his mouth off. Go find the mildly infamous playboy interview he gave in 1988. Even took a shot at Mansell's wife.
Soldato
Convenient timing considering it's the British GP this weekend.
Not sure if it's just me or is it only really Horner we're hearing complain so vocally about the budget cap in the media. Maybe Binotto is on to something and they really are burning through cash and likely to go above the cap even with the inflation.
Man of Honour
There's been plenty of moaning from Binotto, I just think Horner gets more airtime in the UK media to be honest, we've also seen Zak Brown and Andreas Seidl at McLaren saying they're in favour of the cap but will likely breach it this year.
Soldato
Horner just needs to wind his neck in quite frankly. Why Sky let him anywhere near a microphone baffles me.
Caporegime
English-language parochialism. He said it in Brazil, and no-one paid attention at the time. Possibly the Vips incident caused it to come to light now.
No one really heard the pod cast, a few I have seen already explained the word can be used in normal conversation but in this context was deffo used in a racist way, also how he used everyone else's name, except Lewis.